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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-451 (2025)

Minor parties

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The nomination by a minor party of any candidate for office, including an office established after the last-preceding election, and the selection in a municipality by a minor party of town committee members or delegates to conventions may be made in the manner prescribed in the rules of such party, or alterations or amendments thereto, filed with the Secretary of the State in accordance with section 9-374.

(November, 1955, S. N44; 1957, P.A. 410, S. 2; 1958 Rev., S. 9-74; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 75; 313 S. 3.)

History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and added provision re newly created offices.

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2021 · leading case: Nader v. Schaffer, 417 F. Supp. 837 (D. Conn. 1976).
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Nader v. Schaffer, 417 F. Supp. 837 (D. Conn. 1976). · cites it 3× “Conn.Gen.Stat. § 9-451. Candidates not nominated by either a major or minor party can get on the ballot by presenting to the Secretary of the State a petition bearing signatures equal to one percent of the votes cast for the same office at the last preceding election.”
Price v. Indep. Party of CT, 147 A.3d 1032 (Conn. 2016). · cites it 2× “" General Statutes § 9-451. Furthermore, such limited filings and notice as are required by statute are to be made by "the presiding officer of the committee, meeting or other authority making such nomination .”
Price v. Indep. Party of CT--State Cent., No. SC19769 (Conn. Nov. 1, 2016). · cites it 2× “’’ General Statutes § 9-451. Furthermore, such limited filings and notice as are required by statute are to be made by ‘‘the presiding officer of the committee, meeting or other authority making such nomination .”
Baines v. Bellows, 573 F. Supp. 3d 365 (D. Me. 2021). “The purge’s effect on disqualified parties is enhanced by the fact that Maine conditions party qualification on enrollment rather than mere petition signatures—making each party member lost in the purge all the move valuable to the party.”
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